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‖ prosopalgia Path.|prɒsəʊˈpældʒɪə| [mod.L., f. Gr. πρόσωπ-ον a face (f. πρός to + ὤψ, ὠπ- eye, face) + ἄλγος pain. Cf. F. prosopalgie.] Facial neuralgia; face-ache.
1831South Otto's Pathol. Anat. 454 It is not surprising that..prosopalgia, ischias nervosa, &c. should be considered as arising from inflammation of the medullary part and sheaths of the nerves. 1862New Syd. Soc. Year-bk. Med. & Surg. 150 Case of Prosopalgia from a cranial tumour. 1876tr. von Ziemssen's Cycl. Med. XI. 100 Prosopalgia is one of the forms of neuralgia..most frequently met with. Hence prosopalgic |-ˈældʒɪk| a., pertaining to or affected with prosopalgia.
1890in Cent. Dict. 1895in Syd. Soc. Lex. |